328 FARM MANAGEMENT 



What is best for the landlord depends on how much at- 

 tention he can give to the place and on his knowledge of 

 farming. Share rent will pay him better if he has the time 

 and knowledge necessary. 



The form that is best for keeping up the farm is usually 

 for the landlord to share in live-stock. But cash rent, or 

 any other form of rental, may do as well if the conditions 

 are so made that live-stock keeping is encouraged. 



It is often best to have the tenant pay the taxes. This 

 prevents the taxes from being raised too high because the 

 owner is not present to protest. 



There are some points on which both parties gain. For 

 instance, if the farm is large enough so that the tenant can 

 get the most out of his horses and equipment, he can afford 

 to pay a higher rent and yet make more for himself. 

 Tenant farms are usually larger than farms operated by 

 owners. The system of rental used by the Wadsworths, 

 who own large tracts of land in western New York, is 

 successful from every standpoint. The owners get a fair 

 rate of interest, the tenants do well, and the soil is kept 

 up. The secret of this success is that the farms are large 

 enough so that the tenants can do the work economically. 

 Most of the farms contain 200 to 300 acres. The leases 

 also favor the keeping of live-stock by charging a low rental 

 on pasture and hay land and require that the hay and straw 

 be fed on the farm. 



A successful system in Maryland, described in Farmers' 

 Bulletin 437, accomplishes the same results. The lease 

 is so drawn that it pays the tenant to keep stock. The 

 farms are large enough so that the tenant may make a 

 good profit for himself and the owner. In this estate, 

 there are twenty-one farms. The smallest farm had 150 

 acres in cultivation. On the average, there were 269 



